100 lbs down
Hi! I’m Ash and I have lost almost 100 lbs! I am 32 years old, 5ft 1″ tall and my highest recorded weight was 371 lbs.
I have been overweight my entire adult life. I’ve always wanted to lose weight but never been successful. I’ve tried Weight Watchers (twice), Herbal Choice, low fat diet, low carb diet, Slim Fast, Personal Trainers, Gym classes, you name it! I’ve spent hours in the gym trying to fix something that I didn’t know how to fix. In 2022, I decided to use that year to focus on myself and get healthy, yet again. This time, I put my efforts into monitoring my behaviours and eating whole foods. I lost 15 lbs and felt great only to gain back any weight I had lost by the end of the year. Could I really not do this on my own?
Saxenda (liraglutide)
I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. Why was it so hard to stick to healthy habits? Why can’t I accomplish my goals? In 2023, I started a weight loss medication called Saxenda (Liraglutide). Saxenda is a daily injectable GLP-1 medication that aids in weight loss by slowing down gastric emptying and making you feel fuller quicker. I had so much anxiety about taking the medication because I have no pain tolerance and have a lot of anxiety around needles. I had a lot of strong feelings about taking this medication. How was I going to inject myself, every single day? Do I really need to take the ‘easy way’ out? Was this the ‘easy way’ out? Do I have to take this medication for the rest of my life? Should I be concerned about the cancer warnings? If I was going to take this medication, then I HAVE to change my behaviour. I HAVE to be able to live my life without the medication one day. I HAVE to change.
Stopping Saxenda
It’s been 11 months since I started taking Saxenda and I am so close to losing 100 lbs since my highest recorded weight. I have changed so much and there is no looking back. Losing weight feels so much easier this time around and I know that it’s because of me and not the medication. I want to eventually start family planning and I will need to get off this medication. I want to be done with the medication for good, but before I do, I am using this time to change who I am.
Follow me along this journey as I share my experiences and my tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way! I’d love to hear from any of you going through a similar struggle for change. Let’s start a conversation and keep each other accountable so we can reach our goals!
My Beautiful Life 
